Non-refillable bottle.



G. H. BARKLEY.

'NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE. APPLICATION FILED Nov. 30. I914.

1 1 76,808. Patented Mar. 28, 1916.

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p GEORGE H. BARKLEY, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

To all whom it'may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE I'I. BARKLEY, a resident of Chicago, in thecountyof Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following isa full, clear, and eXact description.

The invention relates 'to devices for preventing bottles from beingrefilled.

One object of the invention is to provide a device for preventing abottle from'being refilled, comprising improved means for se-- curing itin the neck of the bottle. This object is attained by a simple lockwhich is adapted to operate automatically to secure the device in thebottle neck when the device is inserted in the neck, thus saving theexpense of making a permanent fastening or cementing the device inplace.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved device forpreventing bottles from being refilled.

The invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter setforth and more particularly defined by'claims at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical section of a bottle embodyingthe invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective of the separate parts of the device. Fig. 3 is asection taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section taken on line4-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 55 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 isa sec- Y tion showing a modification.

The bottle 10 is provided with a neck 11, and a shoulder 12 is formed inthe neck. A valve-casing 14 is formed with an upstanding flange 15, theupper edge of which serves as a valve seat and is secured in the bottleneck by a ring of cork 16 which forms a water-tight connection betweenthe valve-casing and the surrounding portion of the bottle neck. Thevalve-casing is provided with a flange '17 on the top of the cork ring16, and the cylindrical wall of the casing is formed with indentations18 which form guides for a disk valve 19, which is adapted to close uponthe valve seat on flange 15; The valve-casing and valve are formed oflass. The cork-ring, when compressed in the bottle neck, is forced intothe depression 18, so that the said ring and valve-casing will be firmlyheld together. A ball-weight 20, also formed of glass, serves to holdthe valve closed, except when the bottle is tilted downwardlyconsiderably beyond the hori- Specification of Letters Patent.

1 Application filed. November 30, 1914. Serial No. 874,630.

studs 23 which are held in an opening 24 V which extends transverselythrough the upper portion of plug 21 and a cork 25, which extendsbetween the inner ends of the studs 23, and yieldingly presses themoutwardly. An lnternal annular channel or recess 26 is formed in thebottle neck and studs 23 are adapted to pass into said channel and forma positive interlock between the plug 21 and the bottle neck. In placingthe device in the bottle, it is only necessary to first place thevalveand casing with its ring 16, the valve and weight in the bottleneckand then studs 23 are forced inwardly, so that they will not projectbeyond the periphery of the plug and when thus held, the plug can beforced into the bottle neck. As the plug 21 is forced downwardly, thestuds 23, as they reach channel 26, will be forced into the channel bythe resilient filling or cork 25 and thus the plug 21 will beautomatically locked, as it is placed in proper position in the bottle.

Plug 21 is formed with a ring portion 27, in which the conical guide 22is formed, and with lateral openings 28, which permit the liquid, whenthe bottle is inverted, to pass around ball-weight 20 to and throughgrooves 29 formed on the periphery of the upper portion of the plug.Adjacent the hole 24, the plug fits snugly in the bottle neck and ring27, and portions between the grooves 29 also fit snugly in the bottleneck so that the plug will be firmly positioned therein. The bottle neckis extended, as at 10, to receive a cork 30 for sealing the contents ofthe bottle until such time as it may be desired to pour liquid from thebottion of the bottle is ground to form a true seat for thevalve-casing.

The invention thus exemplifies a non-'refillable bottle, which is simplein construction, and which can be quickly assembled without the use ofcement, or similar uniting means. VThecork-ring around the valvecasingprovides a convenient liquid-tight joint between the valve-casing andthe bottle neck. By forming indentations in the glass valve casing, thedisk valve 19 will be guided in the valve-casing so that it will alwaysbe seated or restored to the correct position bythe weight 20. y

The invention is not to be understood as restricted to the details setforth, since these may be modified within the scope of the appendedclaims, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. The combination witha bottle, having a recess therein, of a hollowone-piece valve- Copies of this patent'n'iay He obtained for five centseach, by addressing the "Commission: 91' Ignite,

its central portion, having ducts leading laterally to the side of theplug from said central opening and having ducts on its periphery leadingupwardly from the lat erally extending ducts to the top of the plug andhaving the central portion of its top closed, a weight disposed partlyin the valve-casing and partly in theplug, locking means in the plugadapted to pass into said recess, and resilient means for forcing thelocking means 1nto the recess when the. plugis insertedin the bottle.

The combination with a bottle, of a valve-casing having an integralupstanding,

flange on which a seat is formed, a valve-on h said seat, a weight forholding the valve;

closed, loosely held in the casing, a resilient ring between the side ofthe casing and the bottle neck, an outwardly extending flange on theupper end of the; casing and overlying the resilient ring and a onepieceplug secured in the bottle neck abovesaid valve-casing, having its lowerend abut-V tlng agamstsaid flange and havlng a cono1- Washington, D. G.

